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Peig Sayers
“Cad 茅 an mhaith dom eagla a bheith orm? N铆 shaorfadh eagla duine 贸n m产谩蝉, dar nd贸igh.”
Peig Sayers, An Old Woman's Reflections: The Life of a Blasket Island Storyteller

Caitl铆n Maude
“Treall

Tabhair dom cas煤r
n贸 tua
go mbrisfead is
go millfead
an teach seo,
go nd茅anfad tairseach
den fhardoras
'gus url谩ir de na balla铆,
go dtiocfaidh scraith
agus d铆on agus
siml茅ir anuas
le neart mo chuid
allais...

S铆n chugam anois
na cl谩ir is na tairnn铆
go dt贸gfad
an teach eile seo...

Ach, a Dhia, t谩im tuirseach!”
Caitl铆n Maude, D谩nta, Dr谩ma铆ocht agus Pr贸s

P谩draic 脫 Conaire
“An cinni煤nt, is d贸cha: f茅ach an f茅ileac谩n 煤d thall at谩 ag foluain os cionn mo choinnle. N铆 fada go loiscfear a sciath谩in mhaiseacha: c谩 bhfios d煤inne nach bhfuil a fhios sin aige, freisin?”
P谩draic 脫 Conaire, An Ch茅ad Chloch

Nuala N铆 Dhomhnaill
“Craiceann a shn铆onn
go gl茅ineach thar do gh茅aga
mar bhainne 谩 dh谩il as cr煤isc铆n铆
am l贸in
is tread gabhar ag gabh谩il thar chnoc谩in
do chuid gruaige
cnoc谩in ar a bhfuil faillte arda
is dh谩 ghleann at谩 domhain.

(Leaba Sh铆oda)”
Nuala N铆 Dhomhnaill, Sp铆on谩in is R贸iseanna

Peig Sayers
“Seanabhean is ea mise anois go bhfuil cos l茅i insan uaigh is an chos eile ar a bruach. Is m贸 bogradh is cruatan curtha agam d铆om 贸n gc茅ad l谩 do saola铆odh me go dt铆 an l谩 at谩 inniu ann. D谩 mbeadh 鈥檉hios agam go mbeadh a leath, n谩 a thrian, i nd谩n dom n铆 bheadh mo chro铆 n谩 m鈥檌ntinn chomh haerach n谩 chomh misn铆煤il is do bh铆 i dtosach mo shaoil.”
Peig Sayers, Peig: The Autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island

“Irish and English are so widely separated in their mode of expression that nothing like a literal rendering from one language to the other is possible.”
Robin Flower

Caitl铆n Maude
“B铆 ann n贸 as
t谩imse ag triall Ort

agus m谩 t谩
cuirim geasa Ort
m茅 a sh谩bh谩il
贸n dream
a deir
gur fear fuar
sa sp茅ir Th煤.”
Caitl铆n Maude, D谩nta, Dr谩ma铆ocht agus Pr贸s

Caitl铆n Maude
“A 贸g谩naigh...
n谩 bris
an ghloine ghlan
't谩 eadrainn
(n铆 bhristear gloine
gan fuil is pian)
贸ir t谩 Neamh
n贸 Ifreann thall
'gus c茅n mhaith Neamh
mura mairfidh s茅
go br谩th?
n铆 Ifreann
go hIfreann
iar-Neimhe...

(滨尘辫铆)&谤诲辩耻辞;
Caitl铆n Maude, D谩nta, Dr谩ma铆ocht agus Pr贸s

“Beatha
- do Mh谩ire Mhic Amhlaoibh,
An F谩l M贸r, Co. Mhaigh Eo.


- N铆or airigh t煤 caint ar an slabhc谩n? -
arsa Mary Nell le hiontas,
an slabhc谩n a bhail铆odh s铆 ina gearrchaile di
ar charraigreacha an Fh谩il Mh贸ir,
a thugadh s铆 abhaile
is a ghearradh go mion, 茅 a bhruith ainsin le deoir铆n uisce.
Nuair a d'fhuara铆odh s茅 dh茅anadh s铆 leac -
an blas a bh铆odh air leis an n驳谤谩inne salainn!

N铆or bhlais Mary Nell an slabhc谩n le dh谩 sc贸r bliain:
- N铆 bhadr谩lann 茅inne thart anseo a thuilleadh leis,
R贸leitheadhach at谩 siad.
Ach an stuif sin a bh铆onns ag fear an tsiopa
I bpota铆 beaga a thigeann s茅, dath pinc air -

'Yoghurt?'
- Yoghurt. Yoghurt!
M'anam go live谩lfainn ar an stuif sin.
M'anam go live谩lfainn air. -

Tadhg Mac Dhonnag谩in, INNTI: Uimhir a ceathair d茅ag

Iar gclos b谩is Mh谩ire
i dtuairim ch谩ich m谩 f谩gbhadh m'ainnir faoi fh贸d,
n铆or bhuadhaigh 产谩蝉 ar Mh谩ire im mheabhair-se f贸s.”
P谩draig铆n Haic茅ad

“The English imposed their language on Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and they weren't terribly nice about it.”
Howard Tomb

“Wherever it's spoken, Gaelic sounds like a combination of Swedish and Hebrew.”
Howard Tomb, Wicked Irish

“The Irish word for innuendo is claontagairt. Sorry it's so long and hard.”
Darach 脫 S茅aghdha, Craic Baby: Dispatches from a Rising Language